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3. Cochituate Mother's Club
Mrs. Rexford N. Moss
Recipient-Carol Jane Luukkonen
Mr. Arthur Schofield 4. Kiwanis Club
Recipients Doanld Lange Cassidy Barry Bradford Baker
Key Club
5. Lake Shore Woman's Club Mrs. Donald K. Rieck
Recipient-Dianne Lynne Purdy
6. Frank and Lura Schofield Mr. Arthur Schofield
Recipient-Donald Lange Cassidy
7. Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Frank Patrick
Recipient-Edward Francis Barclay, Jr.
8. Wayland Teachers' Association Mr. Raymond A. Hettler
Recipients Elizabeth Ann Sullivan Judith Kneeland Gerrie Lydia Ann Karpinol
9. Wayland Woman's Club Mr. Richard Verrill
Recipients Paul Wilmot Scovill Elizabeth Ann Sullivan
10. Wayland High School Parent's Teachers Association Mr. Raymond A. Hettler
Recipients
Edward Francis Barclay, Jr.
Anthony Francis Bova, Jr.
Roger David Brown
Edith Ann Norris
Norman Even Eggert
Carol Jane Luukkonen
Karen Elizabeth McEwan
Karen Linda Merrell
Mary E. Welch
CLOSING EXERCISES
NORMAN MCNEILL
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PLAN FOR HANDLING WAYLAND CLASSROOM NEEDS THROUGH 1973 BASED ON NOVEMBER 1, 1963 SCHOOL POPULATION PROJECTION
SCHOOL YEAR
PROPOSED CAPACITY* ELEMENTARY
JUNIOR HIGH
SENIOR HIGH
PROPOSED ADDI IONS AND GRADE
Prop
Need
Prop
Need
Prop
Need
TOTAL Prop
Need
1700
650
750
3100
63-64
2040
1632
775
745
900
772
3715
3149
Grade Grouping 5-3-4 Spec. Class in Elem. and H. S.
64-65
2040
1805
775
713
900
785
3715
3303
Retain 147 of Sixth Gr. in Elem.
65-66
2280
2016
775
601
900
843 3955
3460
8 Room addition to H. Hollow Retain all Sixth in Elem.
$290,000
66-67
2280
1984
775
668
1250
938 4295
3590
67-68
2280
2004
775
672
1250
1030
4295
3681
Modernize Junior High
95,000
68-69
2280
1911
775
696
1250
1166
4295
3773
1900
650
1045
3595
2280
1876
775
731
1250
1216
4295
3823
70-71
2280
1855
775
697
1250
1303
4295
3855
71-72
2280
1809
775
708
1250
1336
4295
3853
1900
650
1045
3595
72-73
2280
1811
775
686
1250
1327
4295
3824
1900
650
1045
3595
73-74
2280
1791
775
607
1250
1369
4295
3767
*First figure is 25/room the optimum capacity The second figure is 30/room the maximum capacity
TOTAL
$785,000
1900
650
750
3300
1900
650
1045
3595
350 (tentative) pupil addition to High School
400,000
1900
650
1045
3595
1900
650
1045
3595
69-70
1900
650
1045
3595
1900
650
1045
3595
A secondary school addition of some kind will be needed at this time
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1700
650
750
3100
VS ESTIMATED NEEDS
WAYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS
OFFICIAL PROJECTED ENROLLMENT DATA :
November 1, 1963
SCHOOL YEAR
BIRTHS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
SPEC. CLASS
1-5
6-8
9-12
1-12
GAIN
%
58-59
143
270
246
190
217
193
195
187
124
124
125
102
63
31
1116
506
414
2067
231
14.5
59-60
169
301
268
258
189
232
184
205
198
131
124
130
87
29
1248
587
472
2336
269
13.0
60-61
208
321
302
269
248
193
228
191
205
199
125
120
126
31
1333
624
570
2558
222
9.5
61-62
196
319
324
310
270
264
214
228
199
209
191
128
115
27
1487
641
643
2798
240
9.4
62-63
239
348
306
328
303
274
265
210
235
184
194
182
120
23
1559
710
680
2972
174
6.2
63-64
261
333
350
305
328
309
277
262
206
224
170
197
171
17
1625
745
762
3149
177
5.9
64-65
243
320
331
356
301
340
312
280
268
203
213
170
184
1648
860
770
3303
154
4.9
65-66
272
345
318
337
351
312
364
315
346
322
282
251
192
198
25
1974
668
923
3590
130
3.8
67-68
255
319
294
349
319
345
368
318
354
317
268
250
180
25
1994
672
1015
3706
116
3.2
68-69
208
260
317
299
345
331
349
371
325
349
301
267
234
25
1901
696
1151
3773
67
1.8
69-70
*240
300
258
322
295
357
334
352
379
320
331
300
250
25
1866
731
1201
3823
50
1.3
70-71
*240
300
298
262
318
306
361
337
360
373
304
330
281
25
1845
697
1288
3855
32
.8
71-72
*240
300
298
303
259
330
309
364
344
355
354
303
309
25
1799
708
1321
3853
72-73
*240
300
298
303
299
268
333
312
372
339
337
353
283
25
1801
684
1312
3822
-
-
73-74
*240
300
298
303
299
310
271
336
319
366
322
366
330
25
1781
655
1384
3845
-
-
*Estimated
*Beginning 1965-66 groupings are 1-6
** Beginning 1965-66 groupings are 7-8
217
235
296
343
323
333
343 .315
386
264
193
212
159
25
*2006 ** 601
828
3460
157
4.8
66-67
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY
1963 was a busy year for the Wayland Library and the Cochitua te Branch. Although there were no important changes in the physical plant, much time was spent in discussing improvements. To obtain an objective and professional opinion of what is needed in Wayland as it is now, two surveys will be conducted; one by the Massachusetts Division of Library Extension, and another by a professional survey team. One change which we hope to bring about in the coming year is an automatic charging system, to eliminate the errors which occur with the present system.
During the past year we have noticed a greatly increased adult use of the Cochituate Branch. This has been very gratifying. 1963 was the first full year of an increased effort to keep a frequently changing collection of recent adult books from the main library at the Branch, as well as the permanent additions to its own book stock. This brings new life and variety to the shelves of fiction and other popular cate- gories. Also this year we have assigned a new card number to every Cochituate registrant who visited either library. This was for the purpose of having a single series of numbers, rather than two with a duplication through 2200, and further possibilities for charging errors.
Again during 1963 we continued the program of visits to all the first and second grades in the school system who desired it. Two very suc- cessful story hours were held at the Main Library; one in Book Week, and one the Saturday after Christmas. We are happy to find that it is possible to have a good attendance at a story hour on Saturday morn- ings. Thus encouraged we shall try to develop a more regular program.
As always, we are grateful to the many groups and individuals who have contributed books and periodicals. Also we wish to thank the Garden Club for its faithful provision of floral arrangements through the season, and for its Christmas decorations. These have been beautiful in their individual ways and have lent a touch of grace to the library.
STATISTICS
WAYLAND
COCHITUATE
Circulation
1962
1963
Circulation
1962
1963
Adult
39,162
40,648
Adult
8,573
11,275
Juvenile
28, 599
29,679
Juvenile
10, 648
10,631
Total
67, 761
70, 327
Total
19,221
21,906
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WAYLAND
COCHITUATE
1962
1963
1962
1963
New Borrowers
516
495
New Borrowers 261
306
Additions
1,698
1,873
Additions
309
352
(1, 770 purchase, 103 gifts)
(325 purchase, 27 gifts)
Respectfully submitted, MARJORIE FERRIS, Librarian.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
During the year 1963, there were no additions or deletions to the Trust Funds of the Town. No issues matured or were called and the extra income accumulated during the year has been placed in Savings Bank Accounts awaiting a more advantageous investment opportunity. These funds currently amount to $13, 184. 33. Interest rates have remained at a fairly even level during the past year and your Trustees anticipate a slightly easier trend during the latter part of 1964.
A complete list of the Trust Funds, their allocation and the income derived from same during the past year, will be found in the Report of the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted, ALLAN R. FINLAY, JOHN G. HARDER, THOMAS B. GANNETT, Chairman
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
This year was marked by the death of one Commissioner and the resignation of another.
Mr. Alfred C. Damon passed away in August, 1963, having served as Water Commissioner for the Town from 1924 to 1963. His dedica- tion and foresight are readily apparent in the history of the Depart- ment over the last forty years. Years in which we saw and, in large measure, directed its growth from less than 500 takers to over 3, 000 and a budget of less than $3, 000. 00 to over $100, 000. 00.
Mr. Fern A. Taylor, who served as Commissioner for nineteen years, resigned to accept a position in the Department.
Mr. Robert Hanlon was appointed to fill out his term.
The record breaking dry weather of the summer of 1963 caused the Department to place a mild ban on the use of water for the first time since 1956.
No new wells or pumps have been added to the system since 1955, but the average daily use of water has increased from 704, 000 gallons per day in 1956, to 1, 100, 000 gallons per day in 1963. So that even though our storage capacity was increased in 1958, under an unusual demand of almost 3, 000, 000 gallons per day for more than a week, as occurred the last week in June, we could not pump enough water during the night to restore the water that was used during the day. The ban, which was only on the watering of lawns on alternate days, was de- signed to give us a respite in which we could fill our storage capacity. We felt that this type of ban would cause the least inconvenience, and yet it gave us the margin necessary to keep our storage adequate for an emergency.
There was never a shortage of water in the wells and our facilities are adequate for all ordinary requirements. We are, however, ad- vancing the plans to put the new well field in operation.
The change was made to cycle billing in July. Under this system all meters will be read and billed three times per year as usual, how- ever in different months, so that reading and billing is spaced over the entire year, eliminating the jam that occurred when all 3200 meters were read and bills sent out the same month.
The new garage is under construction and will be in use this year.
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STATISTICS -- 1963
Services in use
3,204
Length of Main
76 miles
Number of hydrants
445
New services
103 (included in above)
Water pumped
427 million gallons
Renewals
8
Relocations Leaks
14
22
Respectfully submitted,
LAURENCE K. COOK, Chairman ROBERT W. HANLON, Board of Water Commissioners
221
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The activities performed by the Cemetery Department for the year ending December 1963, were as follows:
Sixty-one burials were made: Forty-seven in Lakeview, thirteen in North, and one in South Cemetery. Receipts totaled $2, 900. 00.
Twenty lots were sold: Fifteen at Lakeview and five in the North Cemetery. Receipts totaled $1, 070. 00.
Annual care receipts totaled $1, 277. 00.
Twenty-three foundations were made for the erection of monuments. Receipts totaled $585. 00.
Twenty-six gifts for Perpetual Care were given by the following:
Russell B. South for perpetual care of Lot 55, Section A,
Lakeview
$100. 00 Russell B. South for perpetual care of Lot 102, Section C, Lakeview 200. 00 Rita B. Russell for perpetual care of Lot 61, Section L,
Lakeview · 200. 00 Joyce L. Robsham for perpetual care of Lot 103, Section
L, Lakeview.
200. 00 George H. Robinson for perpetual care of Lot 151, Section Lovell, North . 200. 00 Dorothy Morgan Strong for perpetual care of Lot 1, North 300. 00 Helen M. Hazard for perpetual care of Lot 25A, Section M, Lakeview
100. 00
Phoebe Parks for perpetual care of Lot 9D, Section M, Lakeview . . . .
50. 00
. Doris Maguire for perpetual care of Lot 96A & 97A, K, Lakeview 200. 00
Bonnie L. Cain for perpetual care of Lot 23, Section L, Lakeview . 200. 00 Walter C. Bennison for perpetual care of Lot 43, Section Lovell, North 200. 00 ·
Grace H. Benson for perpetual care of Lot 80 A, Section Lovell, North
100. 00 Ella Pottle for perpetual care of Lot 59B, Section M, Lakeview.
100. 00
Walter Cooper for perpetual care of Lot 58, Section G, Lakeview 200. 00
Sally Gersbach for perpetual care of Lot 20B, Section L, Lakeview 100. 00
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Anna M. Dugan for perpetual care of Lot 20A, Section L, Lakeview $100. 00 Ethel W. Dame for perpetual care of Lot 34, Section K, Lakeview 200. 00 Edward Sherman for perpetual care of Lot 250, Section North 300. 00 Francis J. Moran for perpetual care of Lot 5B, Section M, Lakeview 100. 00 F. Clifton Haynes for perpetual care of Lot 7, Section Ext. North 200. 00
F. Clifton Haynes for perpetual care of Lot 8, Section Ext. North 200. 00 F. Clifton Haynes for perpetual care of Lot 79, Section Ext. North 200. 00 Bertha C. Jackson for perpetual care of Lot 21A, Section L, Lakeview . 100. 00 Bertha H. Brown for perpetual care of Lot 22, Section L, Lakeview 200. 00
Elizabeth A. Stockbridge for perpetual care of Lot 29, Section M. , Lakeview. 200.00 Helen M. Hazard for perpetual care of Lot 3A, Section M, Lakeview 100. 00
$ 4,350. 00
In the year of 1963 the Cemetery Department purchased a parcel of land adjacent to Lakeview Cemetery adding about two acres. This land will be laid out into lots and roadways as the need demands.
This year we will add over one hundred and thirty lots, each con- taining room for four burials.
A gravel road is to be built and water pipe installed to service this area, as well as an adjoining area of near equal size.
Respectfully submitted, GUSTAF M. BLOMGREN, WALTER A, CHESLAK, WILLIS B. RYDER Board of Cemetery Commissioners
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REPORT OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT
The Board has continued in its efforts to improve and maintain property under its jurisdiction, as well as the services to the Town, through contract effort and improved equipment without expanding its permanent labor force.
The contract for the control of erosion of the Bank at the Town Beach has been completed. Henceforth, only normal maintenance of the Bank is anticipated.
Preliminary master plans for Beach Improvement and Expansion have been completed, and reviewed by various interested groups. De- tailed plans for the Beach expansion are in progress.
The Beach again enjoyed a record attendance, and has maintained its excellent safety record. The Commissioners wish to express their gratitude to the Lifeguards for their alertness in converting two near tragedies, to lives saved, during the past season.
The Commissioners have secured the plot description of the two temporary Playgrounds at two still unused School sites, eliminating the obstacles preventing consummation of the tasks.
The Commissioners wish to thank the residents of the Town, the assisting committees, the Officers and the Park Department personnel, for their support and cooperation. They wish also to express thanks for the volunteer efforts of individuals and groups that executed its Recreation Program; and the landscaping at the Junior High School.
Respectfully submitted, NATHANIEL HAMLEN, JOSEPH P. HORVATH, THOMAS F. MURRAY, Board of Park Commissioners
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WAY-CO RECREATION PROGRAM
The Way-Co Recreation Program, begun modestly some eleven years ago with baseball for about thirty-five boys at the Cochituate Field, has grown along with the town expansion in other areas.
Thanks to the efforts of many sincere volunteers, our baseball program now enjoys activities on five of the athletic fields in a pro- gressive program beginning in mid-April through Labor Day, with an enrollment of more than 450 boys managed and directed by sixty adult leaders.
Since 1958, Way-Co has sponsored Volleyball for adult groups at the Loker School throughout the fall and winter months as well as a basketball program for boys at the same school.
This fall, Way-Co has expanded into the area of football for boys under the Pop Warner program which emphasizes all the fun of the game with due safety consideration. Plans include a gradual growth of this activity to include more boys each year.
With the introduction of hockey as an inter-scholastic sport at the High School, Way-Co will pioneer a development program utilizing outdoor facilities both at Cochituate Field and the Mill Pond. An attempt was made last winter in this area which resulted in more than thirty-five days and nights of skating and hockey.
Way-Co also acts as a clearing house for field uses throughout the town which permits maximum use of the facilities, especially the lighted field at Cochituate.
Looking ahead, Way-Co anticipates introducing tennis, field hockey and archery for girls, a softball league for men, and a summer track program for both boys and girls. All activities are planned with em- phasis on mass participation to provide diversified recreation accord- ing to desire and need.
Way-Co is successful only because of a well-organized cooperative program sponsored by the Wayland Park Department and supervised by a group of interested volunteers, giving their time and talents throughout the year. The Town supports the program with a modest appropriation at the annual town meeting all of which is used for sup- plies and equipment since no salaries are paid to Way-Co personnel. Though the program has expanded each year, the budget has remained constant since 1959. As the number of activities and participants in- crease, so should the budget provide necessary support in the same efficient procedure.
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No report of Way-Co could be complete without recognition of its truly remarkable cooperative function. From the Town Meeting it- self, the Finance Committee, the Park Department, and its personnel, the Town Counsel, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Highway Department, and the School Department, all are called upon and all respond willingly to support this program.
This 1963 Report of Way-Co is submitted to keep the town informed as to recreation being offered its citizens. In conjunction with an ex- cellent summer swimming program offered by the Park Department, and the American Red Cross as well as the numerous fine activities sponsored by the Wayland Junior Town House, Way-Co acts to present its program, not in competition to but rather as a complement to these other agencies. Requests to provide for new interests are always wel- come as well as an active part in the direction of Way-Co itself.
In submitting this report, I would personally offer a vote of thanks to all who have contributed to another successful year with a special bouquet to the following for efforts which so often go unnoted:
John Williams, Edward Williams, Charles Moody, Gordon Fellows, Harold Barnett, Peter Zoller, Timothy Mahoney, William Morris, Frank Kelley, Harold Woolard, Donald Cassidy, Thomas Murray, Nathaniel Hamlen, Joseph Horvath, and Norman Taylor.
And in each instance of the above list, may I add all of the wives of these men for without them Way-Co would have no success.
JACK ARNOLD, For the Way-Co Recreation Program.
REPORT OF THE PLUMBING AND GAS INSPECTOR
I hereby submit my annual report.
This office issued, during the year 1963, one hundred fifty-seven Plumbing Permits, totaling $1, 252. 50; one hundred forty Gas Permits, totaling $1, 142. 00 -- all moneys being turned over to the Town Collec- tor.
All violations of the Plumbing and Gas Codes have been rectified.
Respectfully submitted, DONALD K. IDE.
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REPORT OF THE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- 1963
Increased thought has been given to the establishment of a paid post as Recreation Director for the Town. Responsibilities of the Director would range from co-ordination of existing recreation at the activation of the position, to the implementation of additional recrea- tion, particularly in the late teenage and senior citizen categories. It is difficult, with Wayland's growth pattern, to at once set down the specifications for such a post, knowing that changes of the future would necessitate financial changes. However, it is safe to say that pre- liminary studies do indicate that the cost to the Town would range from 50¢ per thousand on the tax rate the first year, to probably about $4. 00 per thousand on the rate within three years if Town support for the program was forthcoming.
Whenever a new position is created, it brings with it additional taxes to support it and these are a continuing additional cost to the citizen. Thus another year of study, minimum, is desired before such a proposal might be brought before the Town for consideration. It might well be, with rising school costs, with the indicated need of ade- quate rubbish collection, additional Highway Department personnel, etc. , that the Town would not wish to incur the then still additional taxes for a Recreation Director and Staff. This is not an easy decision to make either now, or in the future, without careful additional research and thought.
The Recreation Advisory Committee is delighted with the expansion of the Wayco Program to include football and hockey, and points out to the Town the value of dedicated volunteers to conduct recreation as seen in the benefits to many of this program, as well as Town House, the Church, Fraternal and Service groups programs. Skating on the Cochituate playground these past two winters has been well received as it was years ago.
Finally we would commend to the Town, the School Department's Community Use of School Buildings policy, which makes possible many recreational opportunities now offered in the Town by providing the facilities in which to hold them.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY J. MULLER, RICHARD E. BICKNELL, BARBARA L. PONTECORVO, SALLY WIGHTMAN, THEODORE R. MAGOUN, Chairman
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INDEX
Officers of the Town of Wayland 3
Results of Town Election, March 4, 1963 8
Votes Enacted at Annual Town Meeting, March 6, 1963 . 10
Votes Enacted at Adjourned Annual Town Meeting,
March 11, 1963. 17
March 13, 1963 49
Votes Enacted at Special Town Meeting, December 11, 1963. . 71
Town Clerk's Report:
Births
85
Marriages
97
Deaths
103
Dog Licenses
96
Jury List-1963 106
Board of Selectmen, Report of 114
Town Government Committee, Report of 116
Town Accountant, Report of :
Receipts
118
Expenditures 1 24
Recapitulation
145
Balance Sheet 147
Excess and Deficiency 151
Water Available Surplus 152
Water Meters Accounts Receivable 152
Water Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable 152
Estimated Receipts
153
Reserve Fund
156
Town Treasurer, Report of: 157
Tax Titles
158
Tax Title Possessions 158
Insurance 158
Trust Funds
159
Maturing Debt and Interest 162
Town Collector, Report of 164
Board of Assessors, Report of 166
Planning Board, Report of 169
Conservation Commission, Report of . 174
Wayland Redevelopment Authority, Statement of 174
Chief of Police, Report of 175
Fire Chief, Report of 179
Building Inspector, Report of 183
Moth Superintendent, Report of 187
Tree Warden, Report of
187
Board of Health, Report of : 188
Dental Health Program 189
Sanitary Engineer's Report 189
Public Health Nursing Service 190
Family Health Service
191
School Health Services
193
New Regulations
194
Mosquito Control
195
Bypass Committee, Report of 197
Road Commissioners, Report of 199
Citizen's Advisory Committee, Report of
.
201
Board of Public Welfare, Statistical Report
202
Animal Inspector, Report of
102
School Department, Report of: School Organization 203
School Committee 204
Superintendent of Schools 206
Assistant Superintendent of Schools 209
Class of 1963
211
Plan for Handling Classroom Needs through 1973 216
Public Library, Report of 218
Commissioners of Trust Funds 219
Water Commissioners, Report of 220
Cemetery Commissioners, Report of 222
Park Department, Report of 224
Wayco Recreation Program 225
Plumbing and Gas Inspector's Report 226
Recreation Advisory Committee, Report of 227
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THE HEARD HOUSE
The Heard House pictured on the cover stands in the center of Wayland between the Library and the Town Building. It was built in its present form about 1800 by Silas Grout, a descend- ant of John Grout, one of the Town's earliest settlers. Experts on early architecture have found evidence that the house incorp- orated an earlier, smaller house built before 1740. Silas Grout was a blacksmith and had his shop nearby.
In the mid-nineteenth century it was used as a double house occupied by Newell Heard whose wife was Jerusha Grout and by William Grout who ran the flour mill at the Mill Pond, and his sister Susan. In 1878 the house was moved to a location on the west side of Old Sudbury Road just south of The Raytheon Company entrance to make way for a turreted, Victorian Wayland Town Hall built that year. At its Old Sudbury Road location the house was occupied for over seventy-five years by members of the Heard family, the last occupant being Miss Blanche Heard who lived there until 1955.
In 1954 the house and the land on which it stood were acquired by The Raytheon Manufacturing Company. In 1956, due to the efforts of Mr. J. Sidney Stone, Raytheon gave the house to The Wayland Historical Society and it became the Society's head- quarters and meeting place. When the Town Hall, which was built in 1878, was torn down in 1958, plans were made and funds raised to return the house to its original site. This move was finally accomplished in 1962. The house is open to the public on stated days throughout the year, and contains many articles, pictures, and documents relating to the history of the Town.
This information was very kindly given by Mrs. George I. Emery and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morrell of The Wayland Historical Society.
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